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JVM Rich Text Icons vs Block for Font Awesome Icons

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

JVM Rich Text Icons is the safest pick: health A · 88 against 82 for Block for Font Awesome Icons, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	JVM Rich Text Icons	Block for Font Awesome Icons
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	1K–2K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	10 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	28d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	1.1K	1.5K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+9%	+48%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.6% ✓	2.4%
Category	Blocks	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

JVM Rich Text IconsBlock for Font Awesome Icons

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.